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Preliminary Report - Fatality #2 - February 21, 2014

Accident Report: Fatality Reference

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The 2nd shift continous miner operator was tramming the mining machine in the last open crosscut between the #2 entry and the #1 entry when he was caught between the remote control operated continuous mining machine and the coal rib. The continuous miner operator received fatal crushing injuries.